As someone who practically grew up on a film set, it’s easy for Daniel Radcliffe to relate to his younger co-workers. In his latest movie, The Woman In Black, Dan traded his Hogwarts uniform for a totally new role as a Dad. It’s not as far fetched as it may seem. Although he’s only twenty-two years old, the film takes place in an era where most people were having babies in their teens. What really makes The Woman In Black believable is Mr. Radcliffe’s acting (we say Mr. Because he’s a father now). So what’s the key to playing a convincing father? Dan tells us about his “get off the shed” voice.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z have released the first photos of their baby, Blue Ivy Carter via their personal Tumbler account, helloblueivy with the following message:

“We welcome you to share in our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy at this time in our lives.
-The Carter Family.”

How hip of the hippest couple in hip-hop to go about this route rather than sell the photos to a glossy magazine. Behold, Blue Ivy Carter…

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Ever since the first Twilight movie, Youtube has been over-saturated with thousands of fan tribute videos. If you google search “Breaking Dawn” you’ll most likely find girls hysterically crying over the movie trailers.

This crazy passionate group of fans has made it difficult for regular people to openly enjoy the movies because most of us are terrified of being labeled a “Twihard.” Don’t get me wrong, I love my Twilight movies but it’s more of a guilty pleasure than an unhealthy obsession.

Most fans take this franchise very seriously and that is what makes this musical Breaking Dawn parody so funny. Finally, there’s something Twilight related on Youtube we can laugh at. Hilly and Hannah Hindi are the women behind this full scale musical production. They are Sisters and go by the name “The Hillywood Show”.

The video below is very well done. It spoofs most of the big scenes in Breaking Dawn, including the wedding and Bella’s big night (if you know what I mean). It’s over ten minutes long and promises at least one LOL per song. Their soundtrack is made up of clever covers of Lady Gaga, Neyo and Pitbull with minor tweaks to some of the lyrics.

Take a few minutes to stop and watch this video, it’s worth your time. Also, make sure to keep watching through the credits to see an impressive list of passionate fans who made donations to help finance the film.

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In her first televised interview since her throat surgery, Adele talks openly and honestly with Anderson Cooper in next Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes”

She of course addresses the public hysteria over her weight.

“I’ve never seen magazine covers and thought ‘I need to look like this’,” she said.

She also told Anderson details of her laser surgery last year, that forced her to cancel her entire US tour.

“They put a laser down your throat, cut off the polyp and kind of laser your hemorrhage back together and fix it,” she said, adding that she couldn’t utter anything for all of November and December.

Adele found an iPhone app that helped her communicate (and at times swear, which she admits she loves doing) with those around her. To prove she’s feeling much better and that she’s still got it, she sang Anderson a little a capella.

Watch Adele sing here:

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By now everyone knows I can’t go more than three days without making a Ryan Gosling post.

Today I want to share these amazing (and fake) Valentine’s Day cards from Ryan Gosling, as seen on the Huffington Post.

He gives a lot of A-list ladies some love, including:

The newly single Katy Perry

Jennifer Aniston

M.I.A. 

His ex, Rachel McAdams 

Courtney Stodden 

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Brooklyn’s electronic pop group Chairlift took a break from touring this week to perform a special cover of Beyonce’s hit song ‘Party.’ The band stopped by an Australian radio station to take part in a segment called “Like A Version,” where they ask artists to make a famous pop-song their own.

In the video, standing in for J. Cole is Kool AD, one-third of the satirical hip-hop trio Das Racist. In his verse he raps about Drake and Common’s feud, Lenny Kravitz and even gives a shout out to Kanye West’s backup dancers.

I always thought Beyonce was the only one who could do her songs justice, however, after watching this video I’m pleasantly shocked. Chairlift has already wooed music fans critics alike with their second album “Something” but this performance should get everyone talking about them again.

Even if you love Beyonce’s original track, this version will have you questioning your loyalty or, at the very least, laughing.

I wish I could say we found this all on our own but, unfortunately, our friends over at CHARTattack are infinitely cooler than us and posted it first.

You can see the video below:

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For her latest music video, British singer Ladyhawke looked to Faye Dunaway in the 1979 film “The Eyes of Laura Mars”.

Her ’70s inspired music video is the lead single off her upcoming album “Anxiety”. Like Faye, Ladyhawke plays a seductive fashion photographer who slowly shows off her creepy side.

As for the album, it’ll see the light of day March 19.

“I’ve made an album I’m really proud of, so I just can’t wait to start playing with the band again, and touring and having some fun. I can’t wait to get back into it,” Ladyhawke wrote on her website.

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The girlfriend of Instagram co-founder Mike Kieger wanted to give him something special for Valentine’s Day.

Kaitlyn Tigger, a marketing director who knows nothing about coding, took a few programming classes so she could invent Lovestagram by this Valentine’s Day.

Like Instagram, Kaitlyn’s invention lets people send personalized photos to someone they love just in time for the special holiday. Any photo you take with the new app gets transformed into a colourful heart-shaped design.

Here’s an example of a few Lovestagrams:

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Now that Katy’s got her personal life back on track, she’s about to have an even busier professional life with the release of her upcoming “Teenage Dream” deluxe edition album.

MTV writes ”Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection” will package a ton of remixes and three new bonus tracks.

Prior to its February 21 release date, Katy’s releasing “Part of Me” as her new single. We’ll be hearing a lot of it on the radio in the next few days. Here’s a sneak peek of the uplifting pop song:

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Remember that hilarious interview Kristen Bell gave Ellen about her sloth encounter? We posted the original interview a few weeks ago.

The interview was a viral hit (8 million views) on YouTube and Ellen too can’t get enough of it. That’s why she decided to air this auto-tuned version of Kristen’s interview, featuring some audience members dancing along.

“Next time my back goes out again, that’s my new dance move!” Ellen joked.

The T-Pain inspired song was created by the Gregory Brothers. Take a look:

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Guess somebody’s not going to be whipping their hair back and forth anymore.

The 11-year-old singer who has a new song out now with Nicki Minaj, recently shaved her head, as you can see on her WhoSay page.

Hair seems to be a big thing for the  tween sensation. When she was last interviewed by MTV, she dished on her most regrettable hair choices, and an afro topped her list.

According to her Twitter page, the daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith is currently on a trip to Costa Rica. With such hot temperatures in that South American country, it’s probably a good thing she got rid of all that hair.

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Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!

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In our very first episode of The World Wide World, Paul Murphy takes to the streets to investigate the controversy following Super Bowl XLVI.

We’re not exactly sure where he found his sources for this story, but he clearly missed Madonna’s half time performance. Shockingly, most of the people Paul spoke to had no idea what the fuss was about either.

How do the citizens of Toronto feel about M.I.A.’s actions? Were they too explicit for mainstream media?

Watch the first installment of our new weekly series The World Wide World below:

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The guy famous for his twisted role on “Dexter”, Michael C. Hall, has moved on from his divorce from co-star Jennifer Carpenter with….Jennifer Carpenter!

The couple finalized their divorce in December but they’ve been spotted looking like a normal married couple in Venice Beach yesterday.

Michael and Jenn have been through a lot as a married couple. Jenn never left his side while he was undergoing cancer treatment. Seems like there’s still hope for the two.

“He is and always will be one of my best friends in the world. Just because the marriage ended doesn’t mean the love isn’t still there,” Carpenter told reporters last year.

So much for irreconcilable differences.

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Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans — driving cars, throwing birthday parties, reading books — and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks! We have the hilarious video from the gang at College Humor to share with you all.

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Director Kevin Smith has revealed he’s been working on a cartoon version of “Jay and Silent Bob”.

Kevin spilled the beans when he spoke with Crave Online last week.

“We just never told anybody, but it’s a cartoon movie that ends with live action. The idea is we’re going to take this Jay and Bob cartoon movie on tour like we did with Red State,” he said.

The animated movie will feature a lot of superheroes and “funny shit”, he says.

Be sure to read the full interview with Crave Online here.

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Today’s daily dose of cuteness is brought to you by a baby wolf and a baby bear.

Lil’ Bear and Tala the wolf were videotaped play-fighting at Farmington’s Woodland Zoo. No fight in the history of fights has ever been this adorable to watch.

The middle of the video features photos of Lil Bear and Tala at six years. That means the video was originally shot in 2006. This video will definitely lift your spirits.

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Our friends over at CHARTattack posted the new video this morning saying:

“Ye and Jay’s 2011-defining hit “N****s in Paris” finally has a video, likely thrilling all of the Illuminati conspiracy theorists who were getting desperate for new material, as well as those eager to bring back the irritating trend of saying “That shit cray!” in totally unremarkable situations.

If you missed the Watch the Throne tour and its now-legendary encore, the hyperkinetic video documents one of the several times that the song is played during the end of the show, except with more CGI leopards and kaleidoscope effects. It’s directed by Kanye, so you can expect to feel poor as hell after watching.”

If you were lucky enough to see them live, you probably heard this song more than once. Like the concert, you’ll probably want to replay this video thirteen times.

Side note: it was nice to see Will Ferrel make an appearance in the video.

Watch it below:

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As mentioned in yesterday’s post, we didn’t expect fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld to apologize over his nasty comment on Adele’s weight.

We spoke to soon, it seems. Karl touched base with New York Metro, where the initial interview had been printed, and said he’s Adele’s biggest admirer.

He saved face by saying:

“What I said was in relation to Lana Del Rey and the sentence has since been taken out of context from how it was originally published.”

He went on to express how much he loves her music.

“I know how it feels when the press is mean to you in regards to your appearance. Adele is a beautiful girl. She is the best. And I can’t wait for her next CD.”

Do you believe this apology is sincere?

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Many actresses were coveting the role of a lifetime; Charlize Theron, Carey Mulligan, Blake Lively and basically any actress with blonde hair all wanted to play Princess Diana in the upcoming Biopic.

But producers have made their decision. Naomi Watts (“Eastern Promises”, “21 Grams”, “King Kong”) has been hired on to play the ill-fated princess in the new film titled “Caught in Flight”.

The British actress and mother of two released a statement expressing her gratitude towards the role.

“”It is such an honor to be able to play this iconic role. Princess Diana was loved across the world and I look forward to rising to the challenge of playing her on screen.”

As you may recall, Princess Diana died in 1997 at age 36 in a car crash while visiting Paris, France. The movie will reportedly focus on the last two years of her life and how finding true personal happiness for the first time allowed her to evolve into a major humanitarian.

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